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East Ballard August Night Out Potlucks on Tuesday August 5 at 6 p.m. The East Ballard Community Association, in association with the 14th Ave NW Visioning Project, are closing down 2 blocks on 14th Ave NW (between NW 59th and 60th and between NW…MORE

Landmark on the Sound in Des Moines hired some unusual new temporary employees last week to help clear overgrowth from the 1.7 miles of walking paths and trails on the perimeter of the 27-acre campus.

The employees ate and even slept on…MORE

Suzie is poured from family's mold

By Jerry Robinson

Meet Suzie Burke. The Iron Lady from White Center, schooled at Holy Family Elementary and Holy Names and now Queen of Fremont.

Eldest daughter of Joe and Florence Burke,…MORE

Dozens of artists gathered on the promenade south of the Alki Bathhouse on Saturday and Sunday, July 26th and 27th. Among those exhibiting were Pham Quoc Hung (pictured above) who has been painting for decades and said, "I work on 5 or 6…MORE

Last year at Des Moines Beach Park, Gov. Chris Gregoire signed legislation creating the Puget Sound Partnership tasked with the job of cleaning up Puget Sound.

On July 24, Gregoire returned to the park, as part of a two-day, seven-stop…MORE

Pico Corporation, owners of the new Pizza Picolino on 32nd Avenue Northwest, has entered a "Community Good Neighbor Agreement" with the city of Seattle over its liquor license.

As of this printing, the Washington State Liquor Control Board…MORE

Bennett Taves is the new Dean of Transportation at South Seattle Community College.

He will have instructional and operational responsibility for the college's Automotive Technology, Automotive Collision Repair, Diesel and Heavy Equipment…MORE

The Sound Transit Board unanimously approved on July 25 placing a 15-year mass transit package on the November ballot.

The plan rapidly increases express bus and commuter rail service and creates a 53-mile regional light rail system.

Plans for the Olympic Athletic Club to turn adjacent property on Ballard Avenue into a $14 million, 29-room boutique hotel are back underway after trouble with financing the project caused delays.

Construction for the hotel was originally…MORE

A half dozen people waved black and yellow signs reading "Rebuild Viaduct, No Tunnel" at the traffic on Fourth Avenue at City Hall Thursday afternoon.

Gene Hoglund, who represents Working Families for an Elevated Solution on the viaduct…MORE